Vehicle body construction having removable posts



July 2, 1935. T. D. LAZARIDES 2,006,957

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ATTORNEYS mmun- July 2, W35. T. D. LAZARIDES zfimggm VEHICLE BODY CONSTRUCTION HAVING REMOVABLE POSTS Filed Aug. 26, 1933 6 Sheets-:Sheet 5 ZZZ Z56 Z35 INVENTOR ATTO R N EYS finally 2, 135. T. LAZARIDES p y VEHICLE BODY CONSTRUCTION HAVING REMOVABLE POSTS Filed Aug. 26, 1935 6 Sheets-Sheet 6 \INVIENTOR .1 0 $1M 1.0, v H I ATTORNEYS Patented July 2, 1935 UNITED ,STATES, PATENT oFFic- VEHICLE BODY CONSTRUCTION HAVING REMOVABLE POSTS Thrasybule D. Lazar-ides, New'York, N. 'Y. Application August 26, 1933, Serial No. 686,869 14 Claims. (01. 29645) This invention relates to vehicle body constructions having pivoted stanchions and a third hinge on one of said stanchions.

One object of my invention is the provision of a vehicle body construction having an intermediate stanchion rprovided with a movable hinge part;

Another object of my invention is the provision of a vehicle having pivoted stanchions for the windshield so that when the windshield is lowered, the stanchions can be moved out of sight. The windshield may be vertical or slanting. In this construction the instruments from the instrument board are placed on the steering wheel which is provided with a chamber for the instruments. The spider of the steering wheel is formed to receive the instrument set.

Tothe accomplishment of the foregoing, and such other objectsas may hereinafter appear, this invention comprises the construction, combinationan'd arrangementof parts hereinafter described and then sought .to be defined in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof,

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and which show merely for the purpose of illustrative disclosure, a preferred embodiment and a modified embodiment of my invention, it being expressly understood, however, that various changes may be made in practice within the scope of the claims without'digressing from my inventive idea.

.In the drawings:

Fig. 1 represents a perspective view'of a vehicle body construction with parts broken away.

I Fig. 2 represents a transverse horizonal cross section taken substantially on line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 represents a perspective view of a vehicle body with certain of the doors open.

Fig. 4 represents an exploded view' showing the locking means for the middle pivoted post. Fig. 5 represents adetail showing the locking means in locked position. I I

Fig. 6 represents a. detail showin the movable hinge.

Fig. 7 represents aninterior plan view of one side of the vehicle body with the sash frames in raised position and with the doors closed.

Fig. 8. represents an interior plan view of a door showing the window raising and lowering Fig. 9 is a view similar to Fig. 8 showing the window in lowered position.

' Fig. 10 represents a verticaltransverse cross section taken substantially on line I0-l0 of Fig. 8.

Fig. 11 represents a horizontal section through a door.

Fig. 12 is a detailshowing means for locking thesash frame when the window is in. raised position, 1 I A transverse cross Fig. 16 represents a plan'view of the windshield construction showing means for locking the posts in raised position when the window is in'raised position. I

Fig. 1'7 represents a detail of the locking means for the windshield posts.

Fig. 18 represents an exploded view showing the hinge construction for the windshield posts.

Fig. 19 represents a detail showing the windshield in lowered'position.

Fig. 20 represents a transverse vertical cross section taken substantially on line 20-20 of Fig. 19.

Fig. 21 represents a horizontal longitudinal cross section taken substantially online 2l-'-2| of Fig. 17; 7 i

Fig. 22 represents'a partial horizontal transverse. View of the windshield construction, and

Fig. 23 represents a partial elevation of another form of body in which the windshield slants backward.

Referring now to the drawings, thejreference character it generally designates the body of the vehicle having front doors l2 and rear doors I 4'. The outer portion of the body is curved and the outer panels of the doors are curved to con form to theshape of the body. The sides of the doors are beveled'as at IS. The doors are suspended on the outer section; of the middle stanchion 18 by standard type .hinges'20. Of course, I can suspend one door on the stanchion l8 and the other door on the front posts 22 or rear. portions 24 of the body depending on the type of door opening I desired. The body is I provided with apivoted front stanchion 30, rear hinged posts or stanchion 32 and middle hinged posts 34 pivoted "to stanchion #8. Rear posts can be held in raised or lowered position by any standard type means. All these pivoted; parts can be lowered and removed from sight when the vehicle is to be converted into an open one. The front stanchions are extended beyond the door opening at 36 and are provided with a groove 38 to receive a flange 40 on the sash frames later to be described. The front stan chionsfare also provided with vertical slots or channels 42 for receiving a vertical windshield M. I have also shown in Fig.23 a slanting windshield.

The lower ends of the front stanchions 30' terminate in disks '46, 48 which are pivotally mounted on a pintle or rod 50. The windshield 44 when. in lowered position actuates mocha;

nism for releasing the stanchions. See Figs. 16, 17 and 19. One of the disks is provided with a notch 52 for receiving the upper end of slidable member 53 slidably mounted on pins 56 by means of the slot 58. The lower portion of member 54 has projecting part 553 resiliently pulled upwardly by spring 62. This projecting part is in the path of windshield t4 and as the windshield moves downwardly in beinglowered, member 54 is moved downwardly and'the upper end thereof is removed from notch 52 and front stanchions may then be folded down. The body I8 is provided with channels 64 (Fig. 29) to receive the lowered front stanchions.

Each middle stanchion is provided with a cut away portion 19 for receiving the middle hinged postiid. The middle post is pivoted on a rodor pintle, l5. to the upper portion of middle stanchion ,IB', and terminates in spaced disks it and 15. A slot or groovelS is provided in the post toreceive latching, member 88 which includes a disk having a resilient strip 8 5 forced up therefrom and arm 83. The middle stanchion has spaced disk members 83 and so for receiving pintle 12. Member 68 is provided with a resilient; arcuate member B l secured at one end 96 and having a projection 98 at its other end. Projection 58 is adapted to be forced into slot we on disk M. by the resilient strip 8 3 on latching member 86 to hold the middle stanchion in raised position. The outer portion of middle post 3 1 is provided withraised portion or projection. H 2, (see Fig. 2) to fill the space between the sash frames and to provide a securing means i for a third hinge Hi9. Positioned near the top of each middle post is the third hinge n ember H6 which is slidably mounted in passage H2. Hinge member Iii has a handle 5M and a short rod or pintle H6, and a guiding member H8 slidably received in groove :22. See Figs. 3

and 6. I

The doors at their sides have flanges life which are adapted to be received by grooves 532 formed in the body so that the flanges are flush withthe rest of the body and form a seal therewith.

The door construction is the same for all doors and will now be described in connection with front door l2. Each door construction is provided with a lower portion I34 and a sash frame I35 comprising a rectangular frame portion which is hinged to door l2 on rod or axle [40 so that the frame can be rotated and moved to concealed position in a rectangular chamber 2 formed in the inner wall of the door l2. Sash frame l36 is provided with flange portions 40, the front flange portion being received by: channel 38 .in the front stanchion and the rear flange portion cooperating with the projection 02 on middle post 34. The rear flange portion of the front sash frame has an eye member I44 projecting therefrom which is adapted to receive the pintle I It on the third hinge member H to form additional support therefor. It is to be noted that the front portion MB of the sash frame is set back from the door l2 in order to provide a sash frame which is smaller than the lower portion of the door. (See Fig. '7.) Thelsash frame is provided with a groove llflforthe window I59 (see Fig. 2). The groove may be provided with any lining desired. The lower ends of the sash frame terminate in fiat disks I52 and 54 which are rotatably mounted on rod 0. The disks are tapered so that the bottom portion I58 of each. disk is slightly thicker than the rest of the disk. The door 22 is slotted as at I69 to receive the disks H2 and i55 of the sash frame lift. The slots have inclined. sides which are closer at the bottom as at it! so as to cooperate with the-disks H32 and 54 and assist in the raising and lowering of the sash frame 63% (see Fig. 9). The sides of the slot are not parallel but at the point 261 are closer together and due to the relatively tight construction the parts form retarding means for a portion of the movement of the sac frame I36. Due to this constricted portion the operator has to exert more force on the sash frame we in raising and also in lowering the frame so as to cause the frame to snap into upper or lower complete extended position. For locking the sash frame in raised position a slidable colt H32 is provided in the door which is adapted to be received in opening H33 in the arm of sash frame E35. The slidable bolt is placed in a depression 6 2 in order to be out of the way of lower horizontal arzn 2535 of the sash frame when the sash frame is moved to lowered position. (See Figs. 1, 3 and 8). The rod or axle ltd is adjustable and holds the parts tight-- ly so that the sash frame is held in any position and does not fall down and comprises the rod or axle MB having threaded ends are received in the internally threaded sleeve H2 having kerf lid. A look nut lit is provided adjacent the sleeve H2 and abuts a portion of the door as shown in Fig. 8. By this construction it is possible to move the disks on the sash frame and change the amount of tension applied to the sash frame so that it may be harder or easier to move the sash frame to its various positions.

The door, l2 comprises the outer panel H8, inner panel 88 and intermediate spaced plates i232 and 8 3. The plate I82 is secured to the inner panel -85 by bent portion 288 and screw 83 (see Figs. and at its upper end. At its lower end the plate 182 is secured to indented portion lfit of panel I89 by screw I92 and spacer means E94. Plate i8 1 is rigidly secured to plate 32 in any manner. The window in lowered position is between outer panel H8 and intermediate plates 582 and i8 1. The inner panel lfifi is provided with the chamber M2 for receiving the sash frame comprising horizontal channels I98 and vertical channels 260. In this way standard thickness of the doors is maintained and the sash frame is hidden from view. With this construction the present standard window regulator can still be used. It is to be understood that before the sash frame I is lowered. it is necessary to lower the window E59 of the door. A cover or pocket flap 282 is provided for bottom horizontal channel 598 for safely securing the frame 535 in lowered position. Another flap 29 i is provided for the top horizontal channel. The attaching means 296 for the covers or flaps 252., may be of conventional type. The attaching means 207 for the flap of the top horizontal channel comprises snaps 298 which do not interfere with the downward movement of horizontal arm id?) of the sash frame. The front post 22 and rear portion 24 are provided with projecting guard members 2H), 2l2, adapted to protect and cover the sides of the lowered sash frames when the doors are closed.

The means for lowering and raising the window and for locking the sash frame lBil in raised position until the window is completely lowered will now be described. The intermediate plates I 59 when the gear arms224 are raised or low ered by rotating gears 226. The gears are rotatably mounted on intermediate plates I82 and I84. A handle member 230 having gear 234 is rotatably mounted in inner panel I80 and intermediate plates I82 and I84. The gear 234 is in mesh with one of the meshing gears 226 so that rotation of the gear 234 causes rotation of gears 226 and movement of gear arms 224 and consequent movement of the window I58. I

Secured to the center and bottom of channel member 2!!! is a hook 236 which is adapted to cooperate with a pivotally mounted hook member 238 and a plurality ofinte'rconnected links to form a safety locking means for the sash frame I36. The hook member 238 is substantially U-shaped and has a shoulder 248. Pivoted intermediate its ends and adjacent said hook' member 238 is a link 244 having a hook portion 246 at one end adapted to cooperate with hook 235 and hook member 238 to securely hold the parts when the window is in lowered position. When the hook" 236 is down as in Figs. 9 and 13, hook portion 246 of link 244 abuts the shoulder 246 on hook member 238to lock the parts in this position against accidental removal so that window I can not be moved while sash frame its is not in the correct position to receive the window. At its other end the link 244 has a pin 248 which is received in the slotted end 255 of another link 252 pivoted at 254 intermediate its ends. -The other endof link 252 is also slotted to receives. pin 255' on vertically movable arm 258 whichis substantially L-shaped in cross section, and has: cut out portions 268. A spring'itz is attached at one end to stationary finger 263 and at its other end to link 252 in order to yieldingly assist in unlocking the hook members when'it is desired to raise the window.v The vertical arm .258 is guided initsmovement by members 254; The cutout portions 260 are adapted to fit over guide 'members 264 to facilitate assembly.) The arm 258 is provided with a square upperend268 adapted to be received by a shoulder 2'10 formed in cam disk 212 secured to disk I52 on the lowerend of sash frame its. When the window is in completely lowered position the hook 235 is lowered and forces hook portion 246 of link 244 down. This movement actuates link 252 due to the interconnections of the links and pulls arm258 downwardly to remove end 268 from shoulder 210 in carn disk 212 and thereby unlock t-hesash frame so that the sash frame I36 may be rotated and moved into concealed. position. t i

A sash frame lock is provided to hold th'e framein raised or lowered position so that it tends to remain in such position unless the latch is released. This sash frame lock comprises the disk I54 (Fig. 14) formed with two counter-sunk openings 2% adapted to receive the rounded head of latch rod 218. The rod 218 .is mounted in a sleeve 280 within the door I2 and is surrounded by a coiled spring 282. At one, end the. spring abuts the .sleeve 288 andatits other end abuts the rounded head of rod 2181130 urge the rod against the disk I54 and into the openings. This construction locks the sash frame automat ically and holds it firmly when it is in either completely raised or lowered positions.

A further safety device comprises the cam portion 29!! on disk. I54 whichis adapted to cooper ate with the fiat bent spring 292 attached to the door. I2 at'294. If theoperator has failed to raise the sash frame to the regular raised-po-. sition, the spring 292 automatically moves the sash frame to correct position so that'the doors will interlock properly when closed. In addition to this safety device the tapered disks and" the tapered slots assist'in causing the sash frame to assume vertical raised and lowered positions. In Fig. 23 I have shown a slanting windshield construction. The operating mechanism is sub-.

stantially the same asthat described in connec tion with the vertical windshield but the 'operating mechanism is placed at an angle to take care of the slant ofthe windshield. Airingclined stanchion orpost 308 is provided having a slot 352 to receive windshield 3.04. is pivotally mounted on hinge 386.

386 is so formed that the post 380 while at an angle in vertical position will be at right an'gles to the door I201, in other words, parallel with I the cowl as, for example, as shown at'fifi'in the form of the invention inFig. 1;.when the post 355 is in lowered position. The front side of the front door 308 iscut v,atan angle to provide a slanting side 3!!) to cooperate withthc' inclined or slanting stanchion 3M and close the space'when the front door=is closed; In th'e constructions havingv the slidable windshieldsthe instruments from the placed on the steering wheel which is formed to receive them. e

' The operation will now be described. When it is desired to transform the vehicle into an Post 382 The hinge L instrument. board aare' open one, it is first necessary to completely-lower the window i5fi so'that hook 23fi'forces hook member 238 down and memberx238 beingconnected to vertical arm, 258 bythe links 244 and 252 causes downward movement of square end 268 and removal thereof from the; pocket 218 in the cam disk 2122.

tions which are compact and-practical and.

which provide convertible open" car and closed car bodies for'vehicles.

In my copending application on Vehicle body construction, Serial No.'686,868',ffiled August 26,. 1933, I have a disclosure of a vehicle body con struction including some subject matter common to the subjectmatter in the present applicationwhich isinot"claimedherein but which is claimed in said copending application Serial No. 686,868, and which is directed to means for fa-, cilitating raising and lowering the sash frames .It is then necessary to move the slidable boltsv I62 toward the back to and means for locking the sash frames when the windows are not completely down.

. What I claim is:

1. A vehicle body construction, including, in combination, a door having a pivoted sash frame, said sash frame near its upper end being proided with an eye member, a; pivoted stanchion or post on said body construction, a movable hinge member on said stanchion or post and adapted to be received by said eye member on said sash frame when said sash frame is in raised position.

2. A vehicle body construction, including, in combination, a door having a pivoted sash frame, said sash frame near its upper end being provided withian eye member, a pivoted stanchion or post on said body construction, a movable hinge member on said stanchion or post and adapted to be received by said eye member on said sash frame when said sash frame is in raised position and means for locking said stanchion .or post in raised position.

3. A vehicle body construction, including, in combination, a door having a pivoted sash frame, said sash frame being provided with an eye -member, a pivoted stanchion or post having a movable hinge, said hinge member being adapted to be received by the'eye member when said sash frame and said stanchion or post are in lowered positionto securely hold the said sash frame.

4. A vehicle body construction, including, in combination, a plurality of doors having pivoted sash frames, each sash frame having an eye member, a pivotally mounted stanchion or post between said sash frames, a hinge slidably mounted on said stanchion or post and having a pintle adapted who received by said eye members, said stanchion or post having a projection extending between said sash frames to close the space therebetween.

5. A vehicle body construction, including, in combination, a slidably mounted windshield, means for raising or lowering said windshield, pivoted stanchions or posts to slidably receive said windshield, means for locking said stanchions or posts when said windshield is in raised position, said body construction being. provided with channels to receive said stanchions or posts in lowered position and when the windshield is in lowered position so as to remove them from sight.

6. A vehicle body construction, including, in combination, a slidably mounted windshield arranged at an angle, means for raising or lowering said windshield, said body construction being provided with guideways arranged at an angle to slidably receive said windshield, pivoted posts arranged at an angle for said windshield, and means for locking said posts when said windshield is not in completely lowered position.

7. A vehicle body construction, including, in combination, a windshield arranged at an angle,

means for raising or lowering said windshield,

said body construction being provided with guideways arranged at an angle to slidably receive said windshield, pivoted posts arranged at an angle for said windshield, means for looking said posts when said windshield is not in completely lowered position, said body construction being provided with channels to receive said posts in lowered position.

8. A vehicle body construction, including, in

combination, a door having a pivoted sash frame, said sash frame near its upper end being provided with an eye member, a pivoted stanchion or post, a movable hinge member on said stanchion or post and adapted to be received by said eye member when said sash frame in raised position and means for locking said stanchion or post in raised position, said means including a pivoted latching member and a slot on said stanchion or post to receive said latch ing member.

9. A vehicle body construction, including, in combination, a windshield arranged at an angle, means for raising or lowering said windshield, said body construction being provided with guideways arranged at an angle to receive said Windshield, pivoted posts arranged at an angle for said windshield, means for locking said posts when said windshield is not in completely lowered position, said body construction being provided with channels to receive said posts in lowcred position, said channels being substantially parallel to a cowl of the body construction.

10. A vehicle body construction, including, in combination, a windshield, means for raising or lowering said windshield, pivoted stanchions or posts for said windshield, means for locking said stanchions or posts when said windshield is in raised position, said body construction being provided with channels to receive said stanchions or posts in lowered position so as to remove them from sight, and means whereby said stanchions or posts are released when said windshield is in completely lowered position. 7

' 3.1. A vehicle body construction, including, in combination, a door having a pivoted sash frame, said sash frame near its upper end being provided with an eye member, a stanchion or post adjacent said door and sash frame, a hinge on said stanchion or post and adapted to be received by said eye member when said sash frame is in raised position, said hinge and eye member being relatively movable.

12. A vehicle body construction, including, in combination, a windshield arranged at an angle, means for raising or lowering said windshield, said body construction being provided with guideways arranged at an angle to slidably receive said windshield, pivoted posts arranged at an angle for receiving said windshield, said body construction being provided with channels to receive said posts in lowered position, said channels being substantially parallel to a cowl of the body construction.

13. A vehicle body construction, including, in combination, a plurality of doors having pivoted sash frames, each sash frame having an eye member, a pivotally mounted stanchion or post between said sash frames, a hinge slidably mounted on said stanchion or post and having a pintle adapted to be received by said eye members on said sash frames.

14. A vehicle body construction, including, in combination, a plurality of doors provided with pivoted sash frames, one of said sash frames having an eye member adjacent its upper edge when in raised position, a pivotally mounted stanchion or post between said sash frames, and a hinge slidably mounted on said stanchion or post and having a pintle adapted to be received by said eye member on said sash frame.

THRASYBULE D. LAZARIDES. 

